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...before Chinook helicopters with water pouches were brought in to fight the blaze. New Orleans Police Superintendent EddieCompass said lawlessness in the city "has subsided tremendously," and officers warned that those caught looting in an area...

...be the first option. "We have thousands of people who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time," Police Chief EddieCompass said. "Once they are all out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation." Mindful of the bad...

...remaining members of New Orleans' beleaguered police force. "We are not going to be rough," said Police Chief EddieCompass. "We are going to be sensitive. We are going to use the minimum amount of force." Volunteer rescuer Gregg Silverman...

...Subscribe to the Banner-Herald E-mail the Editor Discuss in Forums There's one catch, though: Police Superintendent EddieCompass wants a walk-on role. "Get me in there, brother, even if it's as an extra," Compass told Quaid as the two...

...were not looting because the officers patrolled in the cars. Earlier this week, the city's police superintendent, EddieCompass, resigned after weeks of criticism about the department's conduct during Katrina and its aftermath. On the same...

...convention center grew increasingly hostile after waiting for buses for days amid the filth and the dead. Police Chief EddieCompass said there was such a crush around a squad of 88 officers that they retreated when they went in to check out reports...

...and Atlanta, where they also would receive counseling. At a news conference in Baton Rouge, police Superintendent EddieCompass denied officers deserted in droves, acknowledging some officers abandoned their jobs but saying he didn't know how...

...Banner-Herald E-mail the Editor Discuss in Forums Despite missing 300 officers from his 1,750-strong force, Police Chief EddieCompass was upbeat as he reported that 200 arrests had been made since the hurricane. "We are definitely in control of this...

...heat. Family members and nurses were "literally standing over the patients, fanning them," he said. Police Chief EddieCompass declined to answer any questions about the bodies, including whether officers received any calls for help from those...